Ballads, every great rock band has one that lives on. It is safe to say our favorite lads from Dublin have much more than that. For me, With Or Without You—both the song and video are what a ballad is supposed to sound like and look like. One of the most atmospheric songs/videos ever. Incredible.

I wrote a short piece about this awesome song. If you have time and interest, please check it out. I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences. Thanks!

Indeed. The term he was looking for and couldn't find was "anti-climatic", and I agree... it lets you kind of waiting for the big guitar ballad-ish solo which never happens, and I think that's actually a very good summary-metaphor for the whole song (and most human relationships I guess).

Spoiler (click to toggle)Or maybe I'm reading too much into it and it was just Edge being lazy and not wanting to record a guitar solo that day.

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Indeed. The term he was looking for and couldn't find was "anti-climatic", and I agree... it lets you kind of waiting for the big guitar ballad-ish solo which never happens, and I think that's actually a very good summary-metaphor for the whole song (and most human relationships I guess).

Spoiler (click to toggle)Or maybe I'm reading too much into it and it was just Edge being lazy and not wanting to record a guitar solo that day.

Edge has never really been a guitar solo guy for me. I think he excels in his ability to set up an atmosphere within a song. That's why his trademarked "echo guitar" effect is quintessential Edge guitar work. I know people have talked about U2 scrapping the echo guitar stuff, but it's a huge part of their musical identity. It wouldn't feel like U2 without it.

Originally posted by ahn1991:Edge has never really been a guitar solo guy for me. I think he excels in his ability to set up an atmosphere within a song. That's why his trademarked "echo guitar" effect is quintessential Edge guitar work. I know people have talked about U2 scrapping the echo guitar stuff, but it's a huge part of their musical identity. It wouldn't feel like U2 without it.

I totally agree, and that is what I love about him. Guitar solos are great, but they are not U2. His guitar sound is unique and one of the things that give U2 its signature.

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"I just don't see U2 as a success. I just see U2 as a whole list of failures: the songs we haven't written and the concerts we haven't played."
- Bono

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In September 1976, Larry Mullen, Jr. posted a notice on Mount Temple Comprehensive School's bulletin board to form a band. With seven responses to Larry's note, the band which were known at the time as The Hype, The Larry Mullen Band, Feedback and later U2 is whittled down to four as seen from 1980's debut Boy to the current day.